C and C++ SoftBench User's Guide

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Typeface Conventions
Table 1
Convention Description
italic font Information you supply, either in syntax
examples or in text descriptions. For example, if
told to type: filename , you supply an actual file
name like sample. Italics are also used for
emphasis, and for Titles of Books.
typewriter font Computer commands or other information that
must be typed exactly as shown. For example, if
told to type: sample, you type exactly the word
in typewriter font, sample. Menu selections are
in typewriter font separated by colons. See
"Menu Conventions" in this chapter.
boldface font A term that may need further clarification or
definition, especially a familiar word (such as
menu) used with a computer-specific meaning.
These terms are clarified in the glossary.
[…] Optional parameters in syntax examples are
enclosed in brackets.
KeyCap Represents a key on your keyboard that you
must press, or an on-screen button that you
must select, as part of the operation. For
example, Return is the "Carriage Return" key,
which completes a command input. This key
may be labelled "RETURN", "Return", or "Enter".
Key1-Key2 A hyphen between keys indicates that two or
more keys must be pressed at the same time.
For example, "Control-C" means to press and
hold the Control key while pressing and
releasing the C key. The Control key may be
labelled "CTRL", "Ctrl", or "Control".